Laguna Seca: Orbit Racing qualifying report

Bryce Miller and Orbit will start the American Le Mans Series race at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from fifth on the GTC class grid. Miller, of
Summit, N.J., qualified the team's No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in one
minute 28.126 seconds at an...

Bryce Miller and Orbit will start the American Le Mans Series race at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from fifth on the GTC class grid. Miller, of
Summit, N.J., qualified the team's No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in one
minute 28.126 seconds at an average speed of 91.424 mph on the 2.238-mile
road course in Monterey, Calif. He will drive the first stint in the
six-hour race on Saturday, followed by Luke Hines of London, England, and
John McMullen of Spring Lake, N.J.

"We're pretty excited about the improvements we're making as a team.
Everything is moving forward and the team is taking shape," Miller said.
"We missed the [car] setup for qualifying, so the result isn't as good as
what we know that we're capable of, but it's okay because we're in the
top five. That will be good enough to go ahead and race for six hours and
compete for a result.

"The track has really low grip levels and it's very 'green' and dusty.
The ambient temperature is really cold, as well, and there's just not a
lot of rubber down because it's so early in the season. Everyone is
dealing with the same grip and traction issues. But we should have a good
car to race to a podium tomorrow."